Sokoto govt alerts schools over reported diphtheria cases

The Sokoto State Government has directed schools crossed the authorities to intensify preventive measures pursuing reports of diphtheria cases successful immoderate neighbouring states.

The directive was issued by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof. Ahmad Ladan Ala, who urged principals and schoolhouse authorities to show the wellness of students and unit and promptly study suspected cases.

The ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Muhammad Iya, disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Wednesday successful Sokoto.

The ministry identified symptoms of diphtheria to see sore throat, hoarseness, mild fever and chills, swollen glands successful the neck, weakness, fatigue, runny chemoreceptor oregon cough, trouble swallowing oregon breathing, and the improvement of a heavy greyish membrane successful the throat.

It said symptoms could look betwixt 2 and 5 days aft vulnerability to the infection.

The ministry advised schools to notation anyone showing suspected symptoms to due wellness facilities, including Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Sp...